Incident Report

North Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Sunday, January 14, 1962

Non-fatalSpearfishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

Speared shark bit gunwale of boat as it was being hauled onboard PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Time in Water

Extended

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

First Quarter

Season

Summer (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Sunday

Individual

Name

boat of Wally Gibbons

Activity

Spearfishing

Location

Address

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Body of Water

Tasman Sea

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-33.7735, 151.2709

North Manly, New South Wales, Australia

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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